Show I Tennessee and Prohibition IIII 1 i RT GALLAGHER tells In the ROBERT ROD R Rural Not Yorker how tho the prohibition prohibition war was won In Tennessee after arfer a bitter and long IonS drawn out outfight About 20 j yeah cars ecu ago o our legislature passed what Is known as tho the four cur mile law prohibiting tho sale of or Intoxicants within four Cour miles of oC any all schoolhouse ie outside of oC Incorporated towns town The country soon took advantage of oC this and was soon rid of aU all the tho grogshops This law w was amended from Crom time to time first 1 Including l towns of 2000 population and under and finally eludes up tip to w cities of which In Included state eluded all nil within n tho the state Under this law there them remained only three cities within the tho state that permitted the tho sale RIlle of oC liquor These were wore Nashville Chat Chattanooga I and Memphis Tho Tito whisky power had such a II hold on en those places that no election had evor eor been ordered the friends of 01 prohibition well knowing that It was W 3 useless when no ono one would be bo allowed to vote oto voto only Inside tho the corporate limits and that every means known to the saloon power would bo be I used to buy and debauch the tho ballot They determined dot last lust year to make tho the Issue one of o or statutory prohibition and after one ono pf tho most bitter eVor ever known In ht the tho state Senator Carmack who olio was the tho candidate oC ot tho thu prohibition TI wing of or orthe the Democratic party was defeated dore ted by bya y ya a small and antI this bv by b the tho most brazen brazon and antI shameful frauds In these large largo cities titles Tho The country wont almost solidly for Cor the tho statewide candidate Knowing that the tho whisky ring won wan by tho the most mORt glaring frauds and misrepresentations tho the temperance people pc plo do de doto to mined to capture the legislature the tho members pf lr which were elected some somo months montIls later Inter and In this they wore successful getting a n sate safe majority In both hoth houses Again tho the country people showed hoed themselves on the tho side of oC mo nto morality ramy and good government while these titles cities clU s elected solid delegations ns of 0 wIlls l s r 1 J ky k men When the legislature con convened convened convened two bills wore were Introduced ono one prohibiting tho salo sale of Intoxicating ting II li liquors within the state tate tho the other prop prohibiting the manufacture Every ery i known to the tho unscrupulous i iwas was thrown in the way and e n means Known to tho the corrupt corr pt w v Jobb 1st was resorted to to defeat these theau measures When passed tho the governor yo toed thorn and did everything In power to defeat them but they passed over his veto and then followed tollow d such sueh a lL steno as was never nOor before b toro wit witnessed witnessed in fn the Tennessee legislative o 1 halls hails i i Now as to the question docs does prohibition i 1 tion prohibit I answer it does l lc 10 saloons were driven from our toWn to n Shelbyville ville which has hILS a a population t about seven years cars ago nio I per personally know men mon who were drunkards when our town had who are arc sober men now and ani heads he da pf pt families who formerly spent lI ent a So go v put part of ot their wages for tor or whisky ky n w spend it for tor tho the comforts of life lito and is jr j this way legitimate trade trado of ot all aU has hill increased the town has hn h taken on new now are higher and property proper has bas increased In value photo cJ oro Is apt und and Its ts a II vacant house in the town growth has hns been greater the past post to years than in any 10 while it loons loon It ItIs is a II rare thing to see o s a 1 drunken man now formerly it was an every o r day If II pro prohibition prohibition does docs not prohibit or the e amount of liquor do the tho distillers and brewers browers fight It so 80 bit bitter bitterly terly ter All An laws arc are vl violated ll ted moro p r less but bul you may set sel not nol nota nola a town In this state stale would think of or voting tho the saloons back bick bickIn In order to prevent future legis legislatures these laws gWI th tb the s from rom repealing re people demanded deman od and obtained a man mandatory ah primary primar law I under which it will bo bb lib impossible for the politicians politician to pack tho r 4 7 7 |